§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the qualifications of his current panel of independent forecaster advisers to his Department; when their term of office is due to expire; what plans he has for replacements; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe panel members are all highly-respected economists, and experienced forecasters, who represent a range of views on how the economy works and a variety of forecasting institutions.
Appointment to the panel was for a renewable two-year period. I will review membership of the panel towards the end of this period, at the end of 1994.